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30. Many golf courses buy reclaimed water from treatment plants

Sat Feb 1, 2014, 12:27 PM

Feb 2014

Have been for decades. I would expect them to remain green.

Back in the drought of 1976, I played on a dry course; tee's were Astroturf, fairways were brown, and the greens were stressed, but almost green. Today, that golf course is luscious and thriving on reclaimed water; they made a smart investment

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California drought: State's water deliveries to be halted [View all] Newsjock Jan 2014 OP

K and R thanks for posting Stuart G Jan 2014 #1

That's what PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #3

We need more rain Scairp Jan 2014 #17

Gov Brown warns: Take shorter showers, don't flush more than you have to ErikJ Jan 2014 #2

good advice. i always take a "navy shower" myself frylock Jan 2014 #15

Makes sense. How to Take a Navy Shower--> ErikJ Jan 2014 #16

I recall all of this in the 70's... tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #25

but let the coin operated car washs continue to operate. olddad56 Feb 2014 #36

We had a drought warning about 7 years ago... tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #41

Tell me, Cal. Du-ers...are the golf courses still being watered?? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #4

You can bet Pebble Beach will be lush and green for the AT&T Open Auggie Jan 2014 #6

Pebble Beach doesn't use potable water Travis_0004 Jan 2014 #9

That's good to hear. Thanks for sharing. Auggie Jan 2014 #12

Waste water is also viable for growing vegetables NickB79 Feb 2014 #26

Come on, can't you give the folks at Pebble Beach just a little bit of credit? Lasher Feb 2014 #29

+1 tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #42

Some courses here in NM have put Astroturf down on the fairways Warpy Jan 2014 #7

In California they could plant salt tolerant grass Travis_0004 Jan 2014 #11

Nearly every public lawn has a little sign saying it's watered with non-potable water Hekate Jan 2014 #22

Many golf courses buy reclaimed water from treatment plants Brother Buzz Feb 2014 #30

Don't even get me started on golf courses. Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #32

I think PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #35

Oh shit. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #5

They need to work over time to get that desalination plant in Carlsbad online sooner itsrobert Jan 2014 #8

Glad to hear about the plant being built. KewlKat Jan 2014 #10

ALL the costal cities should be using desalinization Plucketeer Jan 2014 #14

They are extremely expensive to operate and maintain is what I've read. obxhead Jan 2014 #19

Using natural gas to desalinate seawater is insane. hunter Feb 2014 #31

There is a huge PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #13

Phone them and ask if they are using gray water/non-potable water, and if not, why not Hekate Jan 2014 #23

I'm sure PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #27

City Parks & Recreation? Your City Council member? Someone knows. Crown jewel or not... Hekate Feb 2014 #33

I'm sure something will change PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #34

Yes. We are. Hekate Feb 2014 #40

I lived in Pas for several years. Beautiful city. But what a pain it was to get a parking permit. tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #43

Now it is hot PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #45

That was a hot January. Today's nice, though. :) tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #46

could be recycled gray water. They do that where I live. olddad56 Feb 2014 #37

They need to raise water prices to force everyone to conserve. passiveporcupine Jan 2014 #18

The only problem is.... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #20

We need trees, and the leaves on our avocados are turning brown. Our trees look terrible. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #21

I feel for you passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #24

Oh they are PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #28

how does raising water prices force the wealthy to conserve? olddad56 Feb 2014 #38

He makes no mention of the fresh water used to extract oil in California. Todays_Illusion Feb 2014 #39

I was born in Northern California, I have lived in the Sacramento Valley all of my 65 years.. olddad56 Feb 2014 #44